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‘Why Keep a Spiritual Journal?’ evokes enthusiasm

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Interview of the Week on DDCCW program, ‘Why Keep a Spiritual Journal’ with Dave Palmer and Carla LaCroix at GRN studios on 2-16-21 (photo by Phil Ward)

 

What a reception from the women of the Dallas Deanery of the Council of Catholic Women (DDCCW) at  their February 11 quarterly luncheon. They were ready and eager to know more about spiritual journaling, especially during Lent.

The publicity garnered from GRN Catholic radio drew the larger than usual crowd of sixty women. Dave Palmer, director of the Guadalupe Radio Network in North Texas, interviewed Carla LaCroix and me for the Feb 17 KATH 910 AM Interview of the Week. Special thanks to Phil Ward for his fine photography.

Carla, who Dave calls a “super volunteer for GRN,” gave the listening audience a clear picture of the structure, mission and scope of the National Council of Catholic Women. Then she shared her experiences in the Diocese of Dallas Council where she serves as chair for the Dallas Deanery Council of Catholic Women. She recalled a poignant era in her life when journaling with Scripture was comforting. In her current notebook, she journals as she keeps track of GRN events. (more…)

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New Presentation! Five Ways Mary Helps Us Share Our Faith Story

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The Virgin Mary was not a part of my first commitment-to-God moment when I was 15. Nor did she influence my conversion to Catholicism as a young mother.

A dozen years passed until, when family relationships deteriorated, my Catholic faith needed renewal. God called me to a deeper relationship with him in Christian community. Mary helped me learn to share that pivotal experience in my life and also my earlier God-moments when I knew God but didn’t know her.

My new presentation, “Five Ways Mary Helps Us Share Our Faith Story,” debuted on February 9, 2017, at the Women’s Bible Study and Faith Sharing. As a convert, I still find it a little strange to hear myself speaking about Mary — but I must! (more…)

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